LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Berkley Schwarz · Nashville, TN

Raised
$18,947
incl. $16,047 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$31,000
Operating & other
$31,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $30,000 to 29 candidates
$27,500 to 26 Republicans $2,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $31,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,000 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $31,000 ÷ Total spent: $31,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $31,000
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,500.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
Todd Gardenhire Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
Bobby Harshbarger Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Clay Doggett Tennessee House, District 70 Rep. $1,000.00

Tracked candidates reported receiving $30,000 from this committee — $30,000 more than its own filings itemize ($0), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $31,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Joseph Kirkland Memphis, TN Executive Title and Closing, Inc. $500.00
Nathan Ridley Nashville, TN Associated Builders and Contractors, Gre $500.00
Marcia McMurray Cleveland, TN McMurray Law Office, PLLC $300.00
Bruce Conley Union City, TN Conley & Conley $250.00
Frank Thacher Memphis, TN City of Memphis $250.00
Hazen Moore Dallas, TX Hazen Moore $250.00
Berkley Schwarz Nashville, TN Pier Strategies LLC $200.00
Celeste Watson Knoxville, TN Law Office of C.M.Watson $200.00
Aretha Jones Washington, DC Social Security Administration $150.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2025 $39,094.91 $11,455.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $23,508.91 $39,094.91 Source ↗